Health and Social Care (Applied) A Level

Code  ALV1

Course Content

You gain an AS Level after successfully completing Year 1, you will be awarded a full A Level after successfully completing Year 2.

Year 1
Promoting Quality Care: care value base, prejudice and discrimination, anti-discriminatory legislation and practice, statutory and non-statutory services, client groups, safe working. Exam assessment.

Communication in Care Settings: types of communication, factors that support and inhibit communication, communication skills, theories of communication. Portfolio assessment.

Promoting Good Health: Models of health and well-being, medical and social models of health, government initiatives related to health promotion, job roles in health promotion, preventative measures used by health promotion practitioners. Portfolio assessment.

Year 2
Care Practice and Provision (Mandatory Unit, Internally Assessed): To understand the role of care workers in meeting individual needs and how the multi-disciplinary team supports this. Portfolio assessment.

Anatomy and Physiology in Practice (Externally Assessed): The functions, dysfunctions and diseases of several body systems will be used to explain causes of illness, diagnostic testing, care and treatment. Exam assessment.

Social Trends (Externally Assessed): Patterns of family life, reasons for change in the structure of the family, changes to service provision available to the family and individuals. Exam assessment.

Assessment

Examination and portfolio. Please see specific units.

Progression

This course can lead to Higher Education in Social Work, Nursing and Social Science degrees. Careers include: Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Teaching, plus most subjects linked to medicine.

What subjects can I study alongside this course?

This course complements a range of A Levels including English, Sociology, Psychology, Citizenship, Biology and Chemistry.